Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

Once again, conditions today have been consistently poor.  For the safety of all involved, Alan, Tony and I took the decision this morning to postpone racing till tomorrow.

Those of you following the weather station would have seen at 11 o’clock the wind was still up at 30mph, and has remained so all day, with gusts up to 40mph this afternoon.  The decision was not taken lightly, and disappointing to all who had put in a lot of time and effort planning and preparing for this weekend.  We were all keen to enjoy some good competitive racing today.

Looking forward to tomorrow, Races 1-3 are postponed to Sunday 23^rd June, first Warning signal 10.27. Races 4-6 will follow immediately after Races 1-3.

The first race on Sunday 23^rd June will also be the Chris Hull Memorial Trophy for Windward/Leeward Catamarans, as originally scheduled.

We will meet tomorrow morning at 09:00 to review the conditions and plan for the day, when the club will be open for breakfast, with tea and coffee available from the bar.  Even if conditions are poor, I am sure, like today, if you wait an hour there will be some Sprints in action to entertain us from the bar!

I hope to see many of you at the club tonight to enjoy the BBQ, Beer… and foam!

Saturdays sailing has been cancelled due to current wind conditions. Sunday however is expected to start at 10:30 as expected.

The barbecue party is still taking place, with Groovy Tunes Foam Disco, from 6pm. £8 for adults including BBQ, salads and a beer or wine, £3.50 for children with a soft drink. Tickets available from the bar.

(incorporating the Chris Hull Memorial Trophy)

Come along and join in the club’s annual Regatta. Visiting boats are welcome and have free race entry.

• 3 races on Saturday and 3 races on Sunday (1st Sunday is Chris Hull Memorial Trophy for Windward/Leeward Multihulls).
• 10.00am start on Saturday and 10:30am on Sunday (Briefing 08:30 Saturday).
• 5 handicap fleets plus the Sandhopper fleet in 3 starts (as usual club series racing).
• Free on site camping is possible for visitors, please contact TBYC Secretary to confirm.
• Visitors have free race entry – but entry registration is required.
• Barbecue Event Scheduled for Saturday Evening- Tickets £8 but includes food, a drink and entertainment.
• Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions below

Super Sailing on the Sea in Sunny Southend

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TBYC 2013 Regatta Notice of Race

TBYC 2013 Regatta Sailing Instructions

TBYC 2013 Regatta Visitors Entry Form

TBYC are soon to host the the Sprint 15 Open, expect to see a good selection of home and visitors boats. Notice of Race for this event is below:

TBYC Sprint 15 Open- Notice of Race 6th-7th July 2013

Please can we take this opportunity to thank all involved at TBYC for helping our son Harry Hughes on Sunday 2nd June. He suffered a blow on the head following a collision whilst preparing for the race start. Prompt and effective action was taken by the safety team and an ambulance was called. He received a thorough check over by the paramedics without going to hospital. Harry has fully recovered and will no doubt be on the water at the next opportunity. Thanks for all the messages of support from friends at the club including Nick Elmore who called us at home to express his concern for Harry.
Many thanks and best wishes

Trevor & Julie Hughes

Havens Hospices will be holding the Southend Half Marathon Event on Sunday 9th June.  Thorpe Esplanade will be closed from 10 am to 1pm, so there will be no access to the Club car park between these times.

Fantastic news: Alex Warrington, over the Whitsun Bank Holiday, secured a place in the seven strong International Cadet World Team.

Alex Will be Flying the flag for both Thorpe Bay Yacht Club and Great Britain in the World event to be held in Nieuwport, Belgium during August 2013.

After a run of superb results in the Zhic world qualifying series Alex and his crew Ellie Wootton from Waldringfield SC, secured a third place in the Alf Simmonds Memorial Trophy weekend with a strong fleet of 55 entries held at the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club in Burnham-on-Crouch.

Commenting as he stepped ashore after the final race, Alex who has been racing Cadets for the last six years said: “It’s a great class and it has given me an opportunity to sail with my friends and enjoy really competitive racing. I have been training all winter and working my socks off, so I am really pleased to have made it into the team. The conditions here in Burnham were very challenging especially yesterday. There were plenty of wind bends and shifts and generally really tough conditions. Today was a lot better but we had to contend with the tide so it was still challenging. Our plan now is to get in the boat as much as we can and train hard because the entire squad is extremely competitive.

A Hearty congratulations from TBYC Alex – you are an inspiration the the cadets of this club

Good luck and good sailing in Belgium.

Nick Elmore
Commodore

I have just driven past the Yacht club and noticed Janet clearing the car park and field of rubbish that had been left from the weekend outide the bins and spread around by foxes.

We are so lucky to have Janet.

As from 7am on Friday 24th May the boat park main gates will be not be available for vehicular access due to the RS Feva Nationals which are being held at TBYC. Access to all parking areas will be via the public car park gate to the east of the club. Vehicular access will revert to normal at 5pm on Tuesday 28th May.

The car park around the club building will also be closed for the erection of a Marquee with catering and camping to the rear.

We are sorry for Any inconvenience this may cause but due to the large amount of young sailors we will be expecting this weekend , it is imperative that we create a car free zone to ensure the safety of all members and guests.

Thanks
Martin Swindon

It is so easy to step on one of the clubs ribs and forget to attach the kill cord, please follow this link which will hopefully be a positive use of this recent tragedy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-22560652

Thanks to the power boat training team at TBYC headed by Ken Clarke with Tony Clarke and Toby Speller for keeping the safety standards of TBYC support rib drivers at the highest level with the RYA training.

Enjoy the water safely,
Peter